Health, Nutrition, Fitness and Disease Prevention

Diets and Nutrition

• About Nutrition
• About Special Diets
  
  • What are Health Risks to Being Overweight
  • Choosing a Safe and Successful Plan
  • Very Low Calorie Diets
  • Atkins Nutritional Approach
  • South Beach Diet
  • Zone Diet
  • Pritikin Diet
  • Volumetrics Diet
  • Low Carb Diets
  • Low Glycemic Index
  • Additional Weight Loss Resources
  • What is Gluten Sensitivity
  • Role of Lectins in Inflammation

Supplements and Herbal Remedies

• Food Supplements
• What are Dietary Supplements
• What are Herbal Supplements
• Ginseng
• St. John's Wort
• Ginkgo
  
• Saw Palmetto
  
• Green Tea
• Echinacea
• Grape Seed Extract
• Chondroitin
  
• Ginger
• Soy
• Valerian Root
• Dietary Fiber Supplements
• Phytate -- IP6

Nutrition and Exercise for Seniors

• Tips for Seniors Part I
• Tips for Seniors Part II
• What Can Exercise Do For Me?
• Is it Safe For Me to Exercise?
• Why Strength Training ?
• Building Strength -- How to Keep Going
• Sample Exercises -- Strength and Endurance
• Sample Exercises (Strength)
• Sample Exercises -- Balance
• Improving Flexibility
• Nutrition for Seniors

Sports Nutrition

• Dietary Supplements for Athletes
• Sports Nutrition Questions
• Nutritional Ergogenics and Sports Performance
• Facts About Sports Nutrition
• Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: Incidence of Use and Health Implication
• Dietary Supplements and Sports Performance

About Physical Fitnes and Exercis

Aerobics -- About Aerobic Exercise

• Running
• Walking
• Walking Sites
• Spinning
• Martial Arts
• Yoga
• Tae Bo
• Nia Technique

Strengthening Exercises

• Why Strength Training ?
• Body Building
• Body Building Training Sites
• Weight Training exercises
• Pilates
• Yoga

Flexibility Exercises-- About Flexibility Exercises

• Yoga
• Warm-up and Stretching
• Pilates
• Back Exercises with Videos
• Posture Exercises -- UCLA Ergonomics
• Back Pain

Agility Exercises

• Balance Exercises
• Coordination Exercises
• Speed Exercises
• Strength Exercises

Manipulative and Body-Based Practices

• Overview of Manipulative and Body Based Practices
• Chiropractic
• Acupuncture
• Meditation
• Massage Therapy
• Reflexology
• Chiropractic Medicine

Exercise and Health

• Exercise Could Slow Aging

Certification in the Fitness Field

• Aerobic Certification
• Massage Certification
• Pilates Certification
• Personal Trainer

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?

• Acupuncture
• Arthritis
• Biologically Based Practices
• Black Cohosh
• Cancer
• Chiropractic
• Chondroitin
• Dietary Supplements
• Echinacea
• Energy Medicine
• Ephedra
• Ginkgo
• Ginseng
• Homeopathy
• Menopause
• St. John's Wort

How does the heart work?

What is the path blood takes through the body?

What are the components of blood?

What are the parts of the heart?

What is the human genome and how big is it?

Where is food digested?

What are the four basic food types?

About the five basic tastes

What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?

What are trans fats?

Egg Nutrition

What is the difference between LDL and HDL?

What is lactose intolerance?

Additional Resources:

HEALTHIER USA.GOV
SPORTS INJURIES
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
COMPUTER WORKSTATION ERGONOMICS
GOOD COMPUTER WORKING POSITIONS